Port Hueneme Municipal Code Part D Home Occupations

The purpose of this Chapter is to provide and regulate certain incidental and accessory uses which may be allowed in residential neighborhoods under conditions that will insure their compatibility with the neighborhood and to protect the rights of those residents who engage in certain home occupations that are harmonious with a residential environment.

For purposes of this Chapter, "Home Occupations" is defined as those activities conducted entirely within a dwelling and/or its accessory buildings and carried on by the inhabitants thereof; provided, however, that the occupation is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling or dwelling purposes and there is no display, no stock in trade or commodities sold upon the premises, no person employed and no furniture, machinery or other mechanical equipment used except such as is customarily necessary or incidental to domestic uses; and further, provided, that such occupation is in conformance with all performance standards specified in Section 10278 necessary to protect the health, safety, public welfare and property values in the neighborhood. The following uses shall not be considered to be home occupations in any case and shall be regulated elsewhere in this Article:

A. Automobile and truck repair shops;

B. Barbershops;

C. Beauty salons;

D. Business or professional offices;

E. Care homes;

F. Clinics or hospitals;

G. Convalescent hospitals;

H. Fortune-telling;

I. General retail and service stores;

J. Garage sales (except on a limited basis of not more than two (2) days per year);

K. Kennels and boarding for pets;

L. Medical offices for physicians, dentists, osteopaths, and other practitioners of the healing arts; and

M. Other occupations or uses of a character similar to the above as determined by the Director of Community Development or his designated representative.

Any person wishing to conduct a home occupation as defined in Section 10276 must obtain a business license pursuant to Article V of this code. Any person wishing to conduct up to two (2) garage sales per year shall be limited to a maximum of two (2) days per event and shall first obtain a Ministerial Permit pursuant to Section 10354.

(Ord. No. 726, § 1, 7-18-16; Ord. No. 819, § 2, 11-18-24)

The following activities are prohibited in connection with any home occupation. Any person responsible for any of the following activities in connection with the conducting of a home occupation is guilty of an infraction punishable pursuant to Article I, Chapter 2 of this code.

A. Activities that violate any Section or Chapter of this code;

B. Activities conducted by persons other than members of the household occupying the dwelling;

C. Activities conducted outside the enclosed living area of the main dwelling unit;

D. Activities that generate any outdoor storage of materials, equipment or vehicles;

E. Activities requiring more than one (1) room in the main dwelling unit or which occupy any space devoted to purposes specifically required by this Article (e.g., off-street parking, except as authorized by subdivision H;

F. Activities requiring the employment of persons other than members of the household occupying the dwelling unit;

G. Activities causing change to the principal character or use of the dwelling unit;

H. Activities involving exterior evidence of the conduct of a home occupation including, but not limited to, the parking of more than one (1) commercial vehicle on or immediately adjacent to the premises;

I. Activities involving the commercial sale of goods or the rendering of services on the premises;

J. Activities creating greater vehicular or pedestrian traffic than normal for the district within which it is located;

K. Activities not otherwise conducted between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.;

L. Activities conducted in such a manner as to evidence use of the property other than for residential purposes to a substantial number of abutting residents or the public at large; or

M. Activities which produce or cause the production of objectionable or offensive elements not characteristic of residential areas in which the home occupation occurs including, but not limited to, uncharacteristically excessive quantities of noise, light, vibration, smoke, odor, humidity, radiation, heat, cold, glare, dust or dirt, electrical interference, pedestrian activity, vehicular traffic, television or radio interference or other such objectionable or offensive conditions.

(Ord. No. 726, § 2, 7-18-16)